The comic was confronted about her opposition to same-sex unions while appearing on The Howard Stern Show on Tuesday (October 16).

"You have to take it up with God. God made the rules," Jackson said. "He made a man and woman's bodies fit together, he made the Ten Commandments. I believe the Bible is God's word and I base all my world view on the Bible."

She added: "I have gay friends... I don't make their identity their sexuality. To me, he's my fun, theatre-loving, funny friend... why is his identity his sexuality?"

Jackson then went on to say that she doesn't actually believe "there's such a thing as gay marriage" recognised by the Bible, leading Stern to suggest that the definition of marriage should be redefined to include gays and lesbians.